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LOT 1842
Natural History - Historic Tiger's Eye Mineral Specimen
2 in. (119 grams, 51 mm).
Unpolished and cut to a freestanding shape with a wide honey-coloured band. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in person in 1965.
From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
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LOT 1842
Natural History - Historic Tiger's Eye Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
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Natural History - Two Bags of Blue Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising variously sized unpolished chunks in labelled bags. 983 grams total, 19-32 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Large Boxed Fenster Quartz Elestial Group [15]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Of irregular shapes; each in a labelled cardboard tray. 1.34 kg total, 50-71 mm
From Paredon, Coahuila, Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Age, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
From the left side lower jaw of Ursus spelaeus displaying a canine and two other teeth. 314 grams, 25 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.
